Washington, DC (June 10, 2021) – In the 2021 edition of Legal 500 for the United States, Venable LLP was ranked in 14 practice areas, including Tier 1 in the following three categories: Tax - Not-for-Profit (nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations), M&A/Corporate and Commercial - M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m), and Media, Technology and Telecoms - Cyber Law (including data privacy and data protection). In addition, 58 attorneys were ranked, 4 attorneys were named “Leading Lawyers,” and 5 attorneys were named to the “Hall of Fame.”

The following is the full list of ranked practices and recognized attorneys:

Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Actions - Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices

  • Kathleen Hardway
  • John McCauley
  • Jason Rose
  • Dino Sangiamo
  • Craig Thompson

Finance - Financial Services Regulation

  • Andrew Arculin
  • Allyson Baker
  • Michael Bresnick
  • Jonathan Pompan

Government - Government Contracts

  • Paul Debolt
  • J. Scott Hommer, III

Industry Focus - Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas

  • Steven Adducci
  • Gregory Wagner

Intellectual Property - Patents: Litigation (full coverage)

  • Frank Cimino
  • Dominick Conde
  • Frank Gasparo
  • Justin Pierce
  • Scott Reed
  • Michael Sandonato
  • Christina Schwarz
  • William Solander
  • Megan Woodworth

Labor and Employment - Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design

  • Harry Atlas
  • Thora Johnson
  • Juliana Reno

M&A/Corporate and Commercial - M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500m)

  • Robert Bolger, Jr. (Leading Lawyer)
  • Ronn Davids
  • Charles Morton, Jr. (Hall of Fame)

Media, Technology and Telecoms - Advertising and Marketing - Litigation

  • Roger Colaizzi (Hall of Fame)
  • Angel Garganta
  • Jeffrey Knowles (Hall of Fame)
  • Daniel Silverman

Media, Technology and Telecoms - Advertising and Marketing - Transactional and Regulatory

  • Roger Colaizzi (Hall of Fame)
  • Jeffrey Knowles (Hall of Fame)
Media, Technology and Telecoms - Cyber Law (including data privacy and data protection)
  • Kelly Bastide
  • Emilio Cividanes
  • Reed Freeman
  • Stuart Ingis (Hall of Fame)
  • Michael Signorelli
  • Julia Tama
  • Ariel Wolf

Media, Technology and Telecoms - Outsourcing

  • Nora Garrote
  • James Nelson
  • William Russell (Hall of Fame)
  • A. J. Zottola

Media, Technology and Telecom - Technology Transactions

  • Nora Garrote
  • James Nelson
  • William Russell (Hall of Fame)
  • A. J. Zottola

Real Estate – Construction (including Construction Litigation)

  • James Frankel
  • Amanda MacVey
  • Kenneth Roberts
  • Heidi Rowe
  • Gary Rubin

Real Estate - Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

  • Brian Field
  • James Hanks, Jr. (Leading Lawyer)
  • Sharon Kroupa (Leading Lawyer)
  • Christopher Pate

Tax - Not-for-Profit (nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations)

  • Eric Berman
  • George Constantine
  • Cynthia Lewin (Leading Lawyer)
  • Lindsay Nathan
  • Janice Ryan
  • Robert Waldman
  • Yosef Ziffer

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